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    Short Description for Film Comedy What exactly is film comedy and what is the basis for its widespread appeal? "Film Comedy" uses formal, socio-historical and industrial perspectives to answer this question, exploring such themes as the appeal of gross-out comedy, the relationship between comedy and narrative, romantic comedy, political satire, and the role of comic relief?
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    Title
    Film Comedy
    Authors and contributors
    By (author) Geoff King
    Physical properties
    Format: Paperback
    Number of pages: 230
    Width: 161 mm
    Height: 230 mm
    Thickness: 15 mm
    Weight: 463 g
    Audience
    College/higher education
    General/trade
    Professional and scholarly
    Language
    English
    ISBN
    ISBN 13: 9781903364352
    ISBN 10: 1903364353
    Classifications
    Dewey: 791.43617
    Nielsen BookScan Product Class: T1.6
    BISAC category code: PER004000
    BISAC category code: PER004030
    Dewey: 791.4301
    Illustrations note
    12 photos
    Publisher
    WALLFLOWER PRESS
    Imprint name
    WALLFLOWER PRESS
    Publication date
    01 September 2002
    Publication City/Country
    London/GB
    Review quote
    "Unlike the focused, detailed studies, King's work has a scope that interconnects the broad variety shows of comedy... engaging and fascinating." -- "Choice"
    Biographical note
    Geoff King is lecturer in film and television Studies at Brunel University, London. He is the co-author with Tanya Krzywinska of "Science Fiction Cinema: From Outerspace to Cyberspace."